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Colin Wood

StateScoop & EdScoop

Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and public safety.

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (John Moore / Getty Images)

Washington governor signs AI order plotting yearlong policy path

State

Ohio city reveals nearly 6,000 affected by recent ransomware attack

Cybersecurity

FCC closes comments on ‘open internet protections’ rulemaking

Broadband

Longtime Louisiana employee and first statewide CIO Dickie Howze has retired

State

nascio fraud panel — From left, Utah CIO Alan Fuller, North Carolina CIO Jim Weaver and acting Illinois CIO Brandon Ragle discuss the widespread fraud against COVID-19 relief funds at the NASCIO midyear conference in Oxon Hill, Md. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

NASCIO updates mission for first time in 20 years

State

‘BladeRunner 2.0’ to help NYC officials track snow fleet vehicles

City

generative AI illustration — (Getty Images)

Need a state AI roadmap? NASCIO has a guide for that

State

Low-quality data makes AI stupid, says Virginia’s data chief

State

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

California publishes first report on generative AI risks, potential use cases

State